The Back Pain Podcast

This episode takes a look at scans, why scans might be needed and how they can helpScan.com was founded to make scanning accessible for clients and support earlier diagnosis making a positive difference in patient journeys and recoveryHear about the clinical pathway for getting a scan with Scan.com and why their process supports accurate and clear information along with the next steps through an integrated system and pathways that support the patient journey
KEY TAKEAWAYS
There is a clinical pathway that is followed alongside the option to be referred for scanning if appropriate
We use each process depending on the clinical situation, but the scans are complementary to each other
The patient won’t know necessarily know what the most appropriate scan will be, and when you have been screened you will be directed to the most appropriate appointment
With a scan, it’s important that it’s carried out as part of a process with a clinician
You can be a clinician and make a referral on the platform
Ultrasounds are an important scan for peripheral muscular-skeletal conditions
BEST MOMENTS‘We now offer MRI, ultrasounds, X-rays and CTs’‘Lots of reports can be so confusing for patients and we make sure the patients understand and know what’s relevant’There’s a whole package on offer’
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ABOUT THE HOSTSDave ElliottDave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at hello@thebackpainpodcast.com  if you have any questions for him.-Instagram 
Rob BeavenRob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors, and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better.-Instagram-Twitter
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Angela Jackson, specialist paediatric muscular skeletal physiotherapist joins the podcast again to talk about all things spondySpondylolysis is one of the most common back pain injuries seen in child athletes and although common it's vitally important that these injuries are picked up and The Back Pain Podcast is helping to raise awareness with Angela explaining how a stress fracture is very different to a full fracture and how they can be picked up along with the actions that need to be taken 
KEY TAKEAWAYS 
Lower back pain in a young athlete is an inconvenience that needs sorting out but the majority go back to sport without any problems 
These injuries don’t occur in the non-athlete population. Whatever level it’s at, it needs checking
If you have an experienced clinician they should be able to manage it without imaging 
A graduated return to activities is what’s required, we want to have an adult athlete who can withstand the demands of adult sport
We need to help them to see good credible role models who have come back from this injury 
Working in phases helps young people see what the journey is back to health 
It’s about getting them back into sport layer by layer, making them stronger and educating them
BEST MOMENTS‘It’s not that kids are doing too much, it’s that they are doing too much too soon’‘We only get this opportunity to make you stronger once’ ‘Find a hero in their sport that you know has come back from this injury, loads of people have gone through this’
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ABOUT THE HOSTSDave ElliottDave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at hello@thebackpainpodcast.com   if you have any questions for him.-Instagram 
Rob BeavenRob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors, and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better.-Instagram-Twitter
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The sacroiliac joint is an area that remains contentious despite all of the research that’s taken place and in this episode, we are chatting to Wilfried Simon, an osteopath and physio from Belgium about the misconceptions, if it can be a cause of pain and what to do if it is
KEY TAKEAWAYS
It’s a connection point but there isn’t much movement, only 3 degrees and its deep within the spine
If you want the patient to be able to treat themselves and achieve autonomy they have to understand what’s wrong
When you have manipulation it’s about what it creates overall including how the person thinks about it
Identify the movement that is painful and work with the patient to make the movement less sensitive through changing the axis of the movement and building the confidence of the patient to complete movements
Trust the future and the process, not very day is the same, not every day is pain free but that’s what make the patient stronger and you stronger
BEST MOMENTS
‘It’s important to treat the person not the problem’
‘There is aways a combination of what’s happening mechanically to the joint and how the patient perceives and feels about what’s happening’
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Dave Elliott
Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at hello@thebackpainpodcast.com   if you have any questions for him.
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Rob Beaven
Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors, and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better.
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Adam Dobson, physiotherapist, returns to the podcast to talk about the Back to Health Programme, a residential rehabilitation programme for people suffering from persistent back painIn this episode hear not only from Adam but also from Rebecca whose experience on the programme changed her life. They discuss the challenges of being told many different things, medication and why the programme is life-changing
KEY TAKEAWAYS
You can go to various physiotherapists and be told many different things, it can become a shopping list given to patients without any real idea of what it means to manage the problem
I was pushed out of my comfort zone in many different ways but I was in an environment with people who understood and shared their experiences, it was enlightening in many ways and restored my faith in human nature
In the first days of the course there will be many accounts of the shopping list of problems  people have been told about their bodies
When a professional tells you something you believe them because they are the expert in that area.
The programme has taken on a lot of feedback and has evolved, with lots of previous patients contributing to the programme
It should be a front-ended option for people with persistent pain who want to learn deeply to take control and get happy again
To know with confidence that doing things isn’t going to cause any more damage has made me stronger than I’ve ever been
The course gives you the confidence to understand how the body is working, what it's telling you and what’s dangerous and what isn’t
BEST MOMENTS‘There wasn’t one thing that was important, the whole course is important every aspect of it is important’‘Everyone’s experiences had put them in a dark place’‘He led us through those grotty times and showed us where we could be today’‘It’s given me back my confidence and I do more than I’ve ever done before,'I no longer believe the pain is causing damage’
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ABOUT THE HOSTSDave ElliottDave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at hello@thebackpainpodcast.com   if you have any questions for him.
Rob BeavenRob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors, and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better.-Instagram-Twitter
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Dave and Rob are having a behind the treatment room door chat about their working week as chiropractors
They discuss the importance of exercise plans and how increasing functional capacity is an important element of any treatment plan and share a great analogy to help understanding
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Any conservative or passive care doesn’t necessarily decrease pain from issues such as osteoarthritis
People assume massage is aimed at reducing pain but its about increasing functional capacity
If we improve the capacity of someone’s knee health then it means they can do more
Exercise increases the capacity and your threshold so you are increasing functional capacity
You have to look at the bigger picture, if you knee or back is stopping you doing the things you want in life then surgery may be the option to consider
If you are utilising exercise as part of your treatment plan you need to look at usage and function as well as lessening pain levels
Having an expectation of no pain can result in less resilience
 
BEST MOMENTS
‘You may be able to do more with the same amount of pain’
‘Pain is a very normal aspect of society’
‘We can usually increase your capacity but this may not lessen the level of pain’
 
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ABOUT THE HOSTS
Dave Elliott
Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at hello@thebackpainpodcast.com   if you have any questions for him.
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Rob Beaven
Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors, and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better.
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